Third bond issue pumps funds into local housing market
The Leavenworth County home mortgage revenue bond program taps three local lenders American and Anchor Savings Assn also participate. Despite slow initial responses, officials expect funds to reach Lawrence buyers. Lenders warn a 3.5 percent penalty if funds go unused, with rules limiting loans to owner occupied single family homes or condos, caps on income and housing costs, and a 13.95 percent penalty for early prepayments.
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Leavenworth County
American
Anchor Savings Assn
Lawrence
Ernie Place
Anchor
Kansas City
East
Vaughn
LSA
Lawrence Savings
Geary County
Kansas
Bill Tschudy
Zahner and Co
Kansas City, Co
Leavenworth
Real estate slump drives agents to switch careers in Lawrence
Gene Noland, 50, left real estate after eight years to sell heavy equipment amid a weak market. Barry Nall and Mick Lowe also left or shifted roles, citing slim sales and grim forecasts. New agents persist amid tougher financing, more door-to-door work, and a belief real estate will rebound.
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Gene Noland
Lawrence
Noland
Barry Nall
Nall
Mick Lowe
West Junior High
Deb Smith
Calvin Eddy & Kappelman Inc
Janice Grover
Stephens Real Estate
Dan
Carol Smith
Mitchell Agency
Smith
Warren Mitchell
Mitchell Agency Inc
Mailers accept higher stamp costs amid price increases
Kansas residents and postal workers express mixed views on postage hikes. Lawrence Postmaster John Harris notes the United States has the lowest rates among industrialized nations and mailings remain up year over year. Some customers recall three-cent stamps and worry about future raises, while parcel post and light first class mail see unchanged or reduced rates.
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Post Office
Kansas University
Kathy McCandless
Lawrence
John Harris
LMH survey favors LMH for many services in early results
An early survey shows strong favorability for LMH across many services including baby delivery ER visits and care for ill children with 78 86 and 74 percent backing LMH. Support for surgery and specialized care lags with 54 52 and 61 percent preferring LMH over KUMC in several areas. Keck says figures are preliminary and further analysis could shift support for birthing rooms hospice and mobile health screenings.
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LMH
Kansas University Medical Center
KUMC
Keck
SMH
Gray skies linger over area through Monday
The National Weather Service forecast calls for dreary fall weather to persist through Monday. Today will resemble Saturday with partly cloudy skies, a chance of showers and highs in the 50s. Northerly winds 10 to 20 mph and a 30 percent rain chance. Tonight will stay cloudy with lows in the 30s. Monday will also stay cloudy with highs remaining in the 50s.
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National Weather Service
Three Kansans die in weekend traffic crashes
Three people were killed in Kansas traffic accidents this weekend. Harold B. Zimmerman, 59, and Ella F. Schiefelbein, 63, from Clearwater and Wichita died Saturday when their car hit an embankment along the Kansas Turnpike near El Dorado. Paul Miller, 62, of Kansas City, Kan., died Friday night after being struck by a car on Interstate 70 near Junction City as he stood in the road.
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Amir Zekrgoo
Pine Cone Dr
Board of Immigration Appeals
Washington, D.C
Kansas Union
INS
Jesse Sellers
Kansas City Immigration Office
Kansas
Clearwater
Kansas Turnpike
el Dorado
Kansas Highway Patrol
Harold B. Zimmerman
Ella F. Schiefelbein
Paul Miller
Kansas City
Kan
Interstate 70
Junction City
Miller
Seminar on Mortgages Open to Public Today
The Lawrence Board of Realtors hosts a public seminar in the Lawrence Public Library auditorium from 3 to 5 p.m. The session covers 1980s mortgage options, current lender practices, and rates below 13 percent. Attendees will learn about ownership tax benefits, loan closing costs, and how lenders qualify buyers.
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Lawrence Board of Realtors
Lawrence Public Library
Eighth and
Vermont
Complaint filed after eviction at Wood Creek Apartments
Nancy Carr, resident of Wood Creek Apartments, filed a Kansas Civil Rights Commission complaint alleging religious discrimination in a lease termination. The commission confirms a formal filing and ongoing investigation as management says eviction is unrelated to religion. An investigator collected facts in Lawrence with no timeline for findings.
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Wood Creek Apartments
Kansas Civil Rights Commission
State Agency
Nancy Carr
N. Mich
Alta Weems
Larry Claeys
Klinger Property Management
Sioux City
Iowa
Ms. Carr
Wood Creek
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